After what can only be described as the worst race of my life last night, I had a long hard think last night and today as to what I actually want to do this Summer with regards to running. It was either not run at all, run casually and not race, or stick with initial plans and train hard/race. After much ooing and arring, I came round and stuck with what I had planned. Last night's race was still well and truly in my mind at this point - the pain in my calves and thighs I felt, and the stiffness in my knees was enough to put me off. Still, I am not going to give up that easily and there is no way of getting over a bad run than going out and belting out one that is back at your best.
That is exactly what I did today. I haven't felt good since the start of this virus which, fingers crossed, has actually gone. It certainly seemed that way today. The weather was top notch and so I decided to go with the 4 blocks of 10 minutes off 2 mins recovery @threshold - a session I couldn't complete last week whilst being under the weather. Instead of the boring old laps, which I normally complete 7 of in 10 minutes, I varied things up and devised loops as I went on. Perhaps now I should tell you the bad news. I wanted to do KM reps on the School Track today and took my sports bag with me. I've ended up losing this bag, god knows where/how. Within the bag was my f-lites, my Garmin, my Skins, a pair of Adidas running shorts, a NikePro top and my compression socks. Real disaster so I really hope these turn up. Anyway never mind, at least I could train today; it just meant I wasn't going to have the data of the Garmin, instead relying on the standard stopwatch.
1st Rep: Cautious start, but fly up the hills with a great feeling in my arms, which I use to propell me along. Legs feel awesome too - did I race last night?
2nd Rep: Even better than the first one. Really feel good now and the vitality of running has been well and truly embodied within me once again.
3rd Rep: Still going strongly, but knees a little stiff after recovery and start to tire in the last couple of minutes.
4th Rep: A great feeling as the session is nearly over. I give it my all and push to the bleep of my stopwatch. To my great relief, this comes fairly quickly - what a feeling!
A really great day training wise - so good that it hasn't been dampened by the loss of my bag. I will find this tomorrow with a bit of luck. Well, touch wood, this means I'm back and fighting fit. Coniston (a week on Sunday) now looks very probable, particularly if I can get all my sessions in, as per a normal week. If lady luck smiles, a week pushing for 40 miles may be on the cards. Excellent.
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